Colorado Mountain College

Ski bums once filled keystone’s kitchens—and churned out lackluster grub. But that’s changing. These days, a small army of food professionals trained at Keystone’s Colorado Mountain College’s Culinary Institute lends aptitude and flair to the resort’s restaurants (which include the Keystone Ranch...

When Dr. Stan Jensen took over as president of Colorado Mountain College in 2008, he inherited 12,000 square miles of high-altitude residents with no opportunity to earn four-year college degrees. At least, not without migrating to the big city. CMC, a two-year college that houses campuses in...